ABOUT VISUAL LUREยฎ
Visual Lure is a full-service design firm located in the St. Louis, Missouri area specializing in logo design, graphic design, packaging, website design and search engine optimization (SEO) with a strong focus on branding and marketing. We help build brands that are memorable, and our eye for detail is second to none. We are a Better Business Bureau accredited company with an A+ rating.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to develop lasting long-term relationships with our clients in order to build a mutual interest in the success of their business. While at the same time, providing result-driven products and services that provide the quickest return on their investment.
OUR MANIFESTO
We believe in a no-nonsense approach to design, business, and communications โ in cutting through branding & marketing jargon, politics, and red tape to find simple, effective solutions โ that being honest and sharing your value is the best marketing strategy there is โ in collaboration โ that details matter โ in making the complex simple โ and taking care of the people we work for and with.
…if you believe in these thing too, we should talk.
โ CORE SERVICES โ
LOGO DESIGN & BRANDING
Visual Lure can simply design a logo for you, or we can help you create an entire visuallyย cohesive identity complete with strategic messaging and branding guidelines. Below are some of our main logo and branding services.
- Naming
- Brand Strategy, Positioning & Messaging
- Logo Design
- Identity Design (Letterhead, Business Cards & Envelopes)
- Branding Style Guides
- Complete Branding Packages
WEB DESIGN & INTERACTIVE
We do more than just design websites. We make sure they are fast loading, easy to use, rank well on search engines and convert users into customers. Below are some of our core web design and interactive services.
- Website Design
- WordPress Design & Development
- eCommerce/Online Stores
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- eNewsletters/Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
PRINT & GRAPHIC DESIGN
We specialize in eye-catching graphic design. From brochures and annual reports to packaging and tradeshow graphics, we can help you stand out. We can provide you with the final artwork, or we can help coordinate printing.
- Brochures, Catalogs & Folders
- Annual Reports
- Ads, Flyers & Direct Mail
- Posters, Signage & Trade Show Graphics
- Package Design/Packaging
- Print Coordination with Press Checking
SECONDARY SERVICES
In addition to our core services, Visual Lure provides a list of secondary services offered through our strategic partnerships. We have partnered with some of St. Louis’ finest professionals to offer photography, videography, illustration, copywriting and public relations services, along with complex marketing and branding solutions.
OUR NAME EXPLAINED
Visual Lure is our name, and catching eyeballs is our game.
In order to garner attention for your brand (even before you have a chance to educate potential clients or sell them on your business or organization) you first need to get noticed or be found. That is what we do. We attract eyeballs to your brand via multiple vehicles, whether it be eye-catching designs, attention-grabbing marketing materials, content/brand amplification or through search engine optimization.
Hence our name: Visual Lureยฎ โ and our tagline: Professional Eye-Catchers™.
MEET JUSTEN HONG
Owner & Head Eye-Catcher
Visual Lure is owned and operated by Justen Hong. Justen is an internationally published logo, graphic and web designer located in the St. Louis, Missouri area on the Illinois side of the river.
His work has been featured in publications like Logo Talks II, The Big Book of Packaging and in almost a dozen LogoLounge books. He is a featured writer for Behind the Shutter, and Shutter Magazine, where he writes articles about logos & branding, web design and search engine optimization (SEO).
Justen currently lives in Caseyville, Illinois where O’Fallon, Collinsville and Fairview Heights meet, just minutes away from the St. Louis Gateway Arch. He is a member of the O’Fallon Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the St. Louis AIGA.
HONORS & AWARDS
Getting published and winning awards is nice, but for us, it’s simply a byproduct of doing great work for our clients. With that being said, here are some of our kudos:
Visual Lure was awarded Expertise’s Best Web Designers in St. Louisย andย UpCity’s Top Web Design Agencies in St. Louis in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. The criteria for these awards is based on reputation, credibility, experience, availability, professionalism and engagement; along with how well the design firms represent themselves online, from the user experience of their website to their social media presence, and prominence in organic search results. UpCity also honored Visual Lure with a LOCAL EXCELLENCE award in 2021 and 2022 โ presented to the top service providers in high-performing regions of the U.S. and Canada.
We’ve been nominated, featured on, or won awards from some of the most prestigious online web design galleries – such as AWWARDS, CSS Design Awards, WeLoveWP, and BEST CSS. Recognitions include: a Special Kudos Award from CSS Design Awards, and a Site of the Day award from BEST CSS, a website that features unique digital experiences that are useful, innovative, intuitive and beautifully designed.
Visual Lure’s Bear River Brewing branding project was selected for AIGA’s St. Louis Design Show 23. It was also featured on Behance’s curated Graphic Design Gallery, Adobe Illustrator Gallery and AIGA Member Gallery.
Visual Lure won 2nd place in Logo Wave Awards International, Wave 5, and has had 50 logos honored in ten LogoLounge books (described below).
Design Rush placed Visual Lure’s Lucky Mutt logo in 23 Best Logo Designs that Inspire Consumer Trust and Engagement.
Our work has also been featured in multiple Behance.net curated galleries, such as Graphic Design/Branding, Adobe Illustrator and in the AIGA Member Gallery.
In 2021, despite our small boutique-size, Visual Lure was ranked #20 in the St. Louis Business Journal’s Largest Web Design Firms. Local was defined as St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, Franklin, Washington and Jefferson counties and the city of St. Louis in Missouri; and St. Clair, Madison, Jersey, Clinton, Calhoun, Macoupin, Bond and Monroe counties in Illinois.
Design Rush named Visual Lure designed Bortz Law Firm website as a Top 18 Legal Website Designs.
Visual Lure named a 2022 Best of Illinois Winner by UpCity’s within the focus areas of web design, web development, graphic design, branding/positioning, and search engine optimization.
PUBLISHED WORKS
To date, Visual Lure has had 50 logos published in 10 different LogoLounge publications, 12 logos published in Logo Talks II, and package design featured in The Big Book of Packaging.
GIVING BACK
Visual Lure strongly believes in supporting and giving back to the St. Louis community. Three of the organizations we support are Cardinal Glennon Childrenโs Hospital & Foundation, Circle of Concern Food Pantry, and the St. Louis HERO Network.
St. Louis Cardinal Glennon Childrenโs Hospital is near and dear to Visual Lure because Justen Hongโs second son was born at a pound and a half and spent 10 weeks in their NICU. Coincidentally, his wife Nicole is on their board of governors, even before their sons were born. Justen and Nicole donate their time towards helping the hospitalโs foundation with their fundraising efforts. Over the last five years, with the support of their friends, family and clients, Justen and Nicole have helped raise almost $80,000.00.
Circle Of Concern Food Pantry is actually one of Visual Lureโs clients, but we also donate some of our time and services pro bono to this great organization. They are primarily a food pantry that helps feed thousands of people every year in west St. Louis County, but they also provide childrenโs programs, financial assistance, holiday programs, scholarships and more.
St. Louis HERO Networkย is a non-profit organization who’s website helps promote and support local St. Louis area first responder owned businesses. Using the network provides a trusted resource for services and products. Hiring through the network is an opportunity to honor their dedication, commitment & service to protecting our community.
